Festivals & Fairs
As Tansen is home to a number of different ethnic groups, there is at least one fair/festival in a month. Most festivals are based on Hindu or Buddhist mythology. They are celebrated according to the lunar calendar and announced according to the Nepalese months.
Though Tansen celebrates all National Festivals, Tansen has its own festivals and unique culture too. A famous week long festival is celebrated in the first half of month of August, in which The most famous are Gai Jatra (Cow Festival), Krishnashtami ( Birth of Lord Shree Krishna) and Bhagawati Jatra.
- Batuk Bhairab Jatra ( 13th April, 2020), Bhimsen Tole
- Chuinki/Jhyasi Nyasi (3rd August,2020), Tansen
- Gai Jatra (4th August, 2020), Tansen
- Ropain ( Rice Planting) Jatra (5th August, 2020), Shitalpati
- Bagh ( Tiger ) Jatra (6th August, 2020), Shitalpati
- Shree Nagar Sidhhi Vinayak Ganesh Jatra (6th August, 2020), Shree Nagar
- Shree Surya Vinayak Ganesh Jatra (7th August, 2020), Taksar Tole
- Shree Bhimsen Jatra ( 8th August, 2020), Bhimsen Tole
- Shree Krishna Janmashtami (10th & 11th August,2020), Tansen
- Bhagawati Jatra (12th August, 2020), Tansen
- Amar Narayan Jatra (12th August, 2020), Naryanthan
- Laxmi Naryan Jatra (1st September, 2020), Basantupur
- Shitalpati Bhimsen Jatra (Bhima Dwadashi, 2020),Shitalpati
- Hanuman Jatra
- Kal Bhairab Jatra (13th December, 2020), Taksar
Other Festivals:
Baisakh Snakranti, Nepali New Year
Ram Nawami
Matatirtha Aunshi, Mother's Day
Baisakh Akshya Tritiya
Baisakh Purnima, Buddha's Birthday
Sithi Nakha
Rishikeshotshav
Tulsi Ropan
Guru Purnima
Ghanta Karna
Pancha Daan, Gunla
Nag Panchami
Janai Purnima/Raksha Bandhan
Kushe Aaunshi
Teej
Rishi Panchami
Chatha/Ganesh Chaturthi
Indra Jatra
Dashain
Tihar/Yama Panchak
Maghe Sankranti
Chhath Parva
Mahakali Bhagawati Yatra, Darlam danda
Maghi Parva
Basanta Panchami
Shiva Ratri
Fagu Purnima/Holi, Festival of Colour
Chaite Dashain
Ram Nawami
Fairs Around Tansen:
Ridi Mela or Maghe Sankranti: A 3 day festival, held in January/February at Ridi Bazaar is the main festival of the region. During this occasion, numerous Hindu pilgrims from Nepal and India come to Ridi and take a holy bath in the Kali Gandaki River and worship at Rishikesh Temple. During the fair, the area turns into a huge market of handicrafts and products namely woolen blankets, wooden pots, bamboo products, sugarcane cakes, walnuts and more.
Satyawati Mela: The one night festival is held in the full moon night in Nepali month of Kartik (Oct/Nov) at Satyawati Lake, south of Tansen. The legend says that on this night an old goddess with bad hearing will fulfill the wishes of the pilgrims who circle the lake three times and shout their hopes out to her. People take a holy bath in the lake and sacrifice animals and birds to Goddess Satyawati.
Parvas Mela: The fair is held in Nepali month Falgun (Feb/Mar) on Shiva Ratri, the birthday of Lord Shiva. People come here to worship the god Krishna and Shiva. Animals and agriculture products are exhibited in the fare and best farmers are rewarded.
Lalpati Mela: The fair is held in Holi Festival in Falgun (Feb/Mar) in Lalpati in the centre of Madi Valley.
Rambha Pani Mela: The fair is held in Krishnastami in Bhadra (Aug/Sep) in Rambha Pani, 30 km east of Tansen city. People visit there to worship Goddess Rambha Pani and sacrifice animals and birds to fulfill their wishes.
